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We've been working on using the four mathematical operations in fraction problems over the past couple of months, and my hope is that at this point, we would have really solidified the concepts / skills in our minds by now. I'd like to ask that you keep working on these types of problems so that you can help your brain remember how to work with these types of problems.

Some things to remember:

When adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators (bottom number), you need to first find the lowest common denominator that each denominator shares. Then you need to make equivalent fractions that have the LCD (lowest common denominator). Then you may go ahead and complete the operation. You only need to do this for addition and subtraction of fractions with unlike denominators.

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